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• Houston’s First Self-Driving Shuttle Rolls Out At Texas Southern University - Houston Public Media

  19-06-2019 23:56 via houstonpublicmedia.org
  Houston’s First Self-Driving Shuttle Rolls Out At Texas Southern University  Houston Public MediaTexas Southern University is now home to Houston's first autonomous shuttle — a tiny 12-passenger vehicle that will transport students and staff along TSU's ...
  
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• Houston City Council approves heavily amended $5.5 billion budget after months of obstacles - Community Impact Newspaper

  19-06-2019 23:40 via communityimpact.com
  Houston City Council approves heavily amended $5.5 billion budget after months of obstacles  Community Impact NewspaperJun 19, 2019: Houston City Council voted to approve a $5.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2019-20 on June 19. The budget maintains 8.71% in the city's fund ...
  
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• Shake Shack sets opening date for downtown Houston location - Houston Chronicle

  19-06-2019 23:14 via houstonchronicle.com
  Shake Shack sets opening date for downtown Houston location  Houston ChronicleA New York-based burger chain is growing its presence in Houston with a new downtown location. Shake Shack at 702 Main opens Tuesday, according to a ...
  
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• Remains found at dumping ground identified as missing Houston man, sheriff says - KPRC Click2Houston

  19-06-2019 22:31 via click2houston.com
  Remains found at dumping ground identified as missing Houston man, sheriff says  KPRC Click2HoustonHOUSTON - Skeletal remains found in a wooded area Thursday have been identified as Luis Rangel, 22, who was reported missing in May -- roughly a month ...
  
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• Rebuke for Houston Attorney-Landlord Who Falsely Accused Tenants of Multiple Crimes | Texas Lawyer - Law.com

  19-06-2019 22:31 via law.com
  Rebuke for Houston Attorney-Landlord Who Falsely Accused Tenants of Multiple Crimes | Texas Lawyer  Law.comA federal judge ordered a Houston attorney and his wife, who are also landlords, to pay $45,600 in attorney fees and to cease contacting their former tenant ...
  
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• Houston couple alleges property inspectors botched job - Southeast Texas Record

  19-06-2019 22:31 via setexasrecord.com
  Houston couple alleges property inspectors botched job  Southeast Texas RecordHOUSTON — A Houston couple is suing a group of property inspectors, alleging the inspections were not done sufficiently.
  
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• Burger-chan opens second Houston location in Galleria area - KPRC Click2Houston

  19-06-2019 22:31 via click2houston.com
  Burger-chan opens second Houston location in Galleria area  KPRC Click2HoustonHOUSTON - Co-owners of burger-chan, Diane and Willet Feng, are expanding from their Greenway Plaza location to a second location in the Galleria area.
  
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• Suspect shot by police in southwest Houston, according to HPD - Houston Chronicle

  19-06-2019 22:28 via houstonchronicle.com
  Suspect shot by police in southwest Houston, according to HPD  Houston ChronicleA suspect was shot by a police officer Wednesday afternoon in southwest Houston.
  
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• Suspect shot by police in southwest Houston, according to HPD

  19-06-2019 22:28 via chron.com
  A suspect was shot by a police officer Wednesday afternoon in southwest Houston.
  
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• Car jacking suspect shot by police outside Burger King in southwest Houston

  19-06-2019 22:28 via chron.com
  A suspect was shot by a police officer Wednesday afternoon in southwest Houston.
  
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• mother Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez still missing one year later | abc13.com - KTRK-TV

  19-06-2019 22:24 via abc13.com
  mother Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez still missing one year later | abc13.com  KTRK-TVA series of suspicious text messages raised red flags for co-workers when Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez didn't show up at their law firm for work.
  
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• Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is visiting Israel - JTA News

  19-06-2019 22:15 via jta.org
  Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is visiting Israel  JTA NewsJERUSALEM (JTA) — Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson wanted to learn more about Israel, beyond what he hears and reads. So the NFL star ...
  
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• Security guard charged with murder in shooting outside Houston washateria - Houston Chronicle

  19-06-2019 22:12 via houstonchronicle.com
  Security guard charged with murder in shooting outside Houston washateria  Houston Chronicle A security guard was charged with murder Wednesday after waiting eight minutes to help the homeless man he is accused of fatally shooting outside a Houston ...
  
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• Security guard charged with murder in shooting outside Houston washateria

  19-06-2019 22:12 via chron.com
  Police found the shooting victim around 9 p.m. Tuesday in a parking lot outside the Sun Washateria, about a mile north of Hobby Airport.
  
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• Houston judge questions capability of federal prosecutor in San Jacinto County death penalty case

  19-06-2019 22:08 via chron.com
  A federal judge publicly rebuked a Justice Department prosecutor in a Houston death penalty case over allegations the Washington, D.C., lawyer hid exculpatory evidence in another capital case in Indiana federal court.
  U.S. District Judge Lynn N. Hughes, who is known to air his feelings candidly about government employees and policies, made his opinion of Assistant U.S. Attorney James D. Peterson clear Wednesday during a discovery hearing.
  “I think that America could find a better represent
  
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• Man Opens Fire as Houston Firefighters Try to Help - Firehouse.com

  19-06-2019 22:02 via firehouse.com
  Man Opens Fire as Houston Firefighters Try to Help  Firehouse.comHouston man shoots at firefighters trying to help him, then tells police he buried body in backyard  ChronHouston firefighters wrestle gun away from patient who opened fire in Alief  KTRK-TVHouston firefighters met with gunfire while responding to medical call  KHOU.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Houston man shoots at firefighters trying to help him, then tells police he buried body in backyard - Chron

  19-06-2019 22:01 via chron.com
  Houston man shoots at firefighters trying to help him, then tells police he buried body in backyard  ChronA man accused of shooting at firefighters who were trying to help him later told police he buried a body in his west Houston yard. Houston paramedics were ...
  
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• Pickup truck slams into Heights restaurant, catches fire - Chron

  19-06-2019 21:57 via chron.com
  Pickup truck slams into Heights restaurant, catches fire  ChronA pickup truck plowed into a popular Heights restaurant Wednesday afternoon, sparking a small fire and a huge response from the Houston Fire Department.
  
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• Houston council OKs $5.1B budget altered by Legislature, Prop B ruling

  19-06-2019 21:51 via chron.com
  Houston city council approved Mayor Sylvester Turner’s $5.1 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year with little commotion.
  
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• Dallas-based 'cidercade' expanding to Houston, Austin - Houston Business Journal

  19-06-2019 21:47 via bizjournals.com
  Dallas-based 'cidercade' expanding to Houston, Austin  Houston Business JournalExpect 30-plus ciders and wines to choose from as well as vintage arcade games in Houston's east downtown area.
  
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• The Pros And Cons Of Houston’s Complicated Relationship With Plastics - Houston Public Media

  19-06-2019 21:34 via houstonpublicmedia.org
  The Pros And Cons Of Houston’s Complicated Relationship With Plastics  Houston Public MediaPlastics are a big part of the Houston economy, but how do we weigh that against environmental concerns?
  
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• Lost load of nails causes major road hazard on Southwest Freeway near Williams Way in Fort Bend Co.

  19-06-2019 21:22 via chron.com
  Around 2:15 p.m, on Wednesday, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office tweeted that a pallet of nails fell off of a truck on southbound US 59, near Williams Way.
  
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• Houston Texans: J.J. Watt ‘just trying to make plays’ - Toro Times

  19-06-2019 21:11 via torotimes.com
  Houston Texans: J.J. Watt ‘just trying to make plays’  Toro TimesThe Houston Texans will go as far as J.J. Watt is able to lead them, so look for 2019 to be another spectacular season.
  
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• Pickup truck slams into Heights restaurant, catches fire

  19-06-2019 21:10 via chron.com
  A pickup truck plowed into a popular Heights restaurant Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Kittens in Houston looking for their fur-ever homes - KHOU.com

  19-06-2019 21:10 via khou.com
  Kittens in Houston looking for their fur-ever homes  KHOU.comBrowse listings of cute kittens up for adoption in and around Houston.
  
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• Houston Skies May Darken Again as Disaster-Site Teardown Begins - Bloomberg

  19-06-2019 20:27 via bloomberg.com
  Houston Skies May Darken Again as Disaster-Site Teardown Begins  BloombergThe company behind the four-day chemical blaze that cast a black plume over Houston earlier this year is preparing to destroy one of the tanks at the facility, ...
  
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• Thousands of Houston Storage Units are Back and Better than Ever - Yahoo Finance

  19-06-2019 20:26 via finance.yahoo.com
  Thousands of Houston Storage Units are Back and Better than Ever  Yahoo FinancePublic Storage (PSA) added another facility in greater Houston today as part of a larger commitment to the community, one that has spurred double-digit growth ...
  
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• Help us understand how evictions are affecting our community

  19-06-2019 20:15 via chron.com
  Over the last decade, evictions — and the instability that follows them — have become a much more prevalent threat for Texas's families.
  
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• Electronic music is hot in Houston this week - Hoodline Houston

  19-06-2019 20:10 via hoodline.com
  Electronic music is hot in Houston this week  Hoodline HoustonLooking for fun, entertaining electronic music events to check out in Houston this week? Here are top picks with dates, times, locations and ticket links.
  
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• Pride Houston Hosts First-Ever Event for Trans and Gender-Diverse Individuals - outsmartmagazine.com

  19-06-2019 19:59 via outsmartmagazine.com
  Pride Houston Hosts First-Ever Event for Trans and Gender-Diverse Individuals  outsmartmagazine.comSpace City Sisters members Gin Tervention and Seth Anderson photographed outside of WeWork during the Genderless Cocktail Party (Facebook). Hundreds ...
  
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• Houston man shoots at firefighters trying to help him, then tells police he buried body in backyard

  19-06-2019 19:19 via chron.com
  A man accused of shooting a gun as firefighters tried to help him later told police he buried a body in his west Houston yard.
  
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• Houston man opens fire as firefighters try to help him, then tells police he buried body in backyard

  19-06-2019 19:19 via chron.com
  A man accused of shooting a gun as firefighters tried to help him later told police he buried a body in his west Houston yard.
  
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• Green Bay To Host Houston For Joint Practices - Battle Red Blog

  19-06-2019 19:00 via battleredblog.com
  Green Bay To Host Houston For Joint Practices  Battle Red BlogThe Texans are on vacation until training camps begin. After the completion of mandatory minicamp they are out doing whatever they want. School is out forever ...
  
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• Reframing History: In Houston, Juneteenth Becomes a Celebration of Black Love - The Root

  19-06-2019 18:59 via theroot.com
  Reframing History: In Houston, Juneteenth Becomes a Celebration of Black Love  The RootEvery story of black struggle and black triumph is also a story of black love. Too often, we view love mainly through the lens of romance, as if those are the only ...
  
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• Houston METRO light rail train collides with car near downtown - KTRK-TV

  19-06-2019 18:40 via abc13.com
  Houston METRO light rail train collides with car near downtown  KTRK-TVThe accident happened on the north side of downtown.
  
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• Texas A&M GLBT Resource Center Prepares For Pride Houston - Texas A&M University

  19-06-2019 18:32 via today.tamu.edu
  Texas A&M GLBT Resource Center Prepares For Pride Houston  Texas A&M UniversityThe Texas A&M University Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Resource Center will take part in Pride Houston activities for the fourth consecutive ...
  
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• How the Houston area is celebrating Pride Month - KPRC Click2Houston

  19-06-2019 18:32 via click2houston.com
  How the Houston area is celebrating Pride Month  KPRC Click2HoustonHOUSTON - Each year, the month of June is celebrated around the world as Pride Month. In late June 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, which catered to ...
  
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• Rebuilding Together Houston gets local students involved in Harvey recovery - CW39 Houston

  19-06-2019 18:29 via cw39.com
  Rebuilding Together Houston gets local students involved in Harvey recovery  CW39 HoustonA local organization is bringing students of all ages together for a good cause. Rebuilding Together Houston is a non-profit group that recruits volunteers, ...
  
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• Rebuilding Together Houston gets local students involved in Harvey recovery - CW39

  19-06-2019 18:29 via cw39.com
  Rebuilding Together Houston gets local students involved in Harvey recovery  CW39A local organization is bringing students of all ages together for a good cause. Rebuilding Together Houston is a non-profit group that recruits volunteers, ...
  
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• Houston deemed one of the top 'Cities of the Future' - InnovationMap

  19-06-2019 18:16 via houston.innovationmap.com
  Houston deemed one of the top 'Cities of the Future'  InnovationMapHouston ranks fifth on a new 2019-20 list of the 10 North American Cities of the Future produced by the fDi Intelligence division of the Financial Times. New York ...
  
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• 'Greatest Showman' Hugh Jackman spotted handing out coffee at Discovery Green - Chron

  19-06-2019 18:09 via chron.com
  'Greatest Showman' Hugh Jackman spotted handing out coffee at Discovery Green  ChronVisitors at downtown's Discovery Green were surprised to see a famous face handing out cups of coffee. Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning actor Hugh ...
  
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• Astros leaning toward seven-man bullpen - Chron

  19-06-2019 18:09 via chron.com
  Astros leaning toward seven-man bullpen  ChronCINCINNATI — The Astros optioned Cionel Perez to Class AAA Round Rock to clear room for Jose Altuve's activation on Wednesday, opting to shrink back to a ...
  
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• Things to know about the fatal stabbing case of Houston 11-year-old Josue Flores

  19-06-2019 18:04 via chron.com
  It's been just more than three years since 11-year-old Josue Flores was stabbed several times in a fatal daytime attack in Houston's northside.
  
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• Hugh Jackman kicks off his U.S. tour in Houston - Chron

  19-06-2019 17:59 via chron.com
  Hugh Jackman kicks off his U.S. tour in Houston  ChronThe easy line here would be to say something like, "Hugh Jackman is indeed the greatest showman -- on and off screen." Obvious and cliche, maybe. But it's an ...
  
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• Houston Rockets To Be “Aggressive” In Pursuit Of Jimmy Butler - The Spun

  19-06-2019 17:58 via thespun.com
  Houston Rockets To Be “Aggressive” In Pursuit Of Jimmy Butler  The SpunThe Houston Rockets plan to be "aggressive" in their pursuit of Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler. Here's the latest.
  
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• For starters: How Houston football coaches fared in debuts - Houston Chronicle

  19-06-2019 17:48 via houstonchronicle.com
  For starters: How Houston football coaches fared in debuts  Houston Chronicle New University of Houston coach Dana Holgorsen has a tough assignment right out of the gate when the Cougars open the season Sept. 1 at Oklahoma.
  
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• Galveston Seawall, other cities will be under water by 2100, according to sea level simulator

  19-06-2019 17:33 via chron.com
  Climate Central created a Google Earth plugin that shows the potential impacts of climate change in this century.
  
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• Jersey Bagels Will Open a Permanent Location in Northwest Houston This Fall - Eater Houston

  19-06-2019 17:30 via houston.eater.com
  Jersey Bagels Will Open a Permanent Location in Northwest Houston This Fall  Eater HoustonPopular farmers market purveyor Jersey Bagels has inked a lease on a permanent location.
  
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• Meet the New York couple donating millions to the anti-vax movement

  19-06-2019 17:12 via chron.com
  A wealthy Manhattan couple has emerged as significant financiers of the anti-vaccine movement, contributing more than $3 million in recent years to groups that stoke fears about immunizations online and at live events - including two forums this year at the epicenter of measles outbreaks in New York's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
  Hedge fund manager and philanthropist Bernard Selz and his wife, Lisa, have long donated to organizations focused on the arts, culture, education and the environmen
  
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• Security guard charged in fatal shooting of man outside Houston washateria - Chron

  19-06-2019 17:05 via chron.com
  Security guard charged in fatal shooting of man outside Houston washateria  ChronA security guard was charged with murder Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside a Houston-area washateria, according to Houston ...
  
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